Improvement in coal-scuttles



H. REYNOLDS.

Coal-Scuttles.

Patented Jan. 5, i875.

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PATENT QFFICE.

HENRY REYNOLDS, OF GREEN POINT, NEW YORK.

IMPROVEMENT lN COAL-SCUTTLES.

Specification forming part of Letters Patent No.

158,523, dated January 5, 1875; application filed August 18, 1874.

To all whom it may concern:

' Be it known that I, HENRY REYNOLDS, of Green Point, in the county of Kings and State of New York, have invented a new and useful Improvement in Ooal-Hods; and I do hereby declare the following to be a full, clear, and exact-description thereof, which will enable those skilled in the art to make and use the same, reference being had to the accompanying drawing forming a part of this specification, in which drawing Figure 1 is a vertical section of my improved hod. Fig. 2 is an elevation.

Similar letters indicate corresponding parts.

This invention relates to coal-hods and consists in a novel method of constructing the lower parts of the hod.

The bottom of the hod is bent upward along its edge, so as to form an upright or nearly vertical flange, and upon the outside of the flange; but below the top edge of the flange a shoulder is formed, which projects out far enough to support the lower edge of the body of the hod. The upper part of the flange is made to flare outward, and is sprung or forcedinto the body of the hod, so as to bring the shoulder on the flange snugly up against the edge of the body, the several parts being made of such a size that the body and bottom of the hod, when thus put together, will remain securely in place and permit the hod to be used in the ordinary manner without coming apart. The shoulder which is formed on the side of the flanged bottom is double, and in the present example 1 have formed it from a bead whose upper face constitutes the shoulder on which the body rests, and whose under face rests upon the rim of the base of the hod. The base of the hod consists of "a flaring ring of sheet metal, whose upper edge or rim, which is bent vertical, or nearly so, is sprung over or upon the turned-up edge or flange of the bottom, so as to embrace that part of the flange which is below the bead or shoulder, and so as to allow the bottom of the head to rest on the rim of the base. The base and bottom are riveted together or otherwise suitably fastened.

The letter A designates the body, B the bottom, and G the base, of a coal-hod. The bottom B is turned up along its edge to form an upright or nearly vertical flange, D, and along about the middle of the flange I form a bead or shoulder, E, whose upper face, f, constitutes a support for the edge of the body A to rest upon, and whose lower face, g, constitutes a shoulder, that rests upon the rim of the base of the hod. That part of the flange D which is above the shoulder E is intended to fit within the body of the hod, and is made to flare outward, and is of a suitable diameter and shape to allow it to be sprung or forced within the lower edge of the body A, which converges or tapers inwardly, so as to gradually lessen in diameter from top to bottom, and, consequently, the flaring flange of the bottom and the converging lower edge of the frictional contact and their conjoint pressure against each other in opposite directions. The base H of the hodflares outwardly toward its bottom, so as to obtain a substantial support, and its upper edge is made vertical, or nearly so, in order that it may embrace the side of the bottom flange below the bead E, whose under face, g, rests on the upper edge of the base. The base and bottom parts are riveted together at it, or otherwise secured to each other, as desired bythe maker.

WVhat I claim as new, and desire to secure by Letters Patent, is

The solid bottom B of a coal-bod, having an ternal bead, E, forming the shoulders f g, the former to receive the lower edge of the body A, and the latter to rest upon the upper edge of thebase C, the bottom B and the lower portion of the upturned flapge being embraced within the upper portion of the base 0, as shown and described.

Witnesses W. HAUFF,

E. F. KASTENHUBER.

body of the hod are held to each other by upturned flange, 1), and in the flange an ex HENRY REYNOLDS. 

